Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-10
GENERAL MARK FITS.


ST. LOUIS, MO- y ilg- ~ lOuT-NlIltL tl4
easy Wheat opened weak declining r., but
became stCaQicT ana advanced ale again de
ClininR and c!osing d q above yesterday.
No. red cash Is &c; September 6J a1os.c,
At 721C; December ~ a G's g., closing n IT. -'
Coro opened ea4y. and close C higher cash
37ts G3sc; August S7d37i C, closing at
3sc; September 31o3s3se, closing at = C.
October &c p G3g g, ClJstng at 39t4c Oats firm;
cash % a 24c September a al ! a,closingtat
"A &C; May 3d. a3lc, closing at Bic bid. Corn
IN. al firm at - CO. Whisky steady at 81 o..
Provisions waaf. Pork, irregular new So p;
Lard. ST 3Od6 -. Dry salt meats - ;ONed
shoulders 81 81; long clear - 9jUs eoi clear
ribs $ loGS 10; short clear $ 20 con
Boxed shoulders s. O0dG y, long clears = -.
ms -: clear ribs $ ,0G- %: short clears
So I5G9 80. Hams steady at $I2 l5Gl2 4.
CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. &c orn-speculauon
In Tn pit was the principal relief from gen
eIal GUlness Change to Gay, Even tina
corn crowd seemed 10 lose interest early EHe
prices draggt below the closing of yc-teeSay,
but later inc market was &C I've with Tmavy
trading the CrOuth was Of course the guiC 10 III
inf fence and when trading began II earne ST.
1t wat for letter figures Promine esq
operators VINO unoaded as much May conf
as possible ,e>tcrday without causing bffss
was buyer again to-tay, outside orders were
of 4 bUllish nature and With any amount OF the
talk caused sudden Jump TO 4jC There was
good demand for Investment and good de
mand for short" Reports regarding the
growi rg crop We're very I'm QvOrdble. No rains
of any consec IenCc beng reported IN the corn
belt, 1t was Also expected III At the gONernm 1nt
report Will l. looked ffT 10 morrow Will mate
uufavOrable showing and this also assisted
flrmness to a considerable extent. The market
opened active and nervous at shade
lower prices than yesterday closing.
Prices were steady for time then rulfd firm,
advancing with slight changes t.alt.C. ruled
irregu ar. chang ng somewhat, ana closing @
&C highci for rear fu'uree and about &C
higher for Nav than the closing ur.Ccs Of YES
terday There we're lew ira hers in the wheat
pit TO day at any tine There was not ing TO
keep them there. The stuff acted as If hetd by
dead weight, and until the last fifteen minutes
of the session there was not huctuati0n enough
to give even the smallest sCalpers chance.
Considerable talk was INDUCED In about pros
peC,s OF snail acreage of winter wheat
for fall planting. Extreme dryness OF soil aHd
slight encouragement offered producers bJ
present prices II was said would result in cut
ting down acreage OF crop of lsSs market open
ed a shade lower than yesterday aud declined
to point about sc below yesterday, closing
then rallie under better demand advancing
&C, ami closing about the same To &C higher
than yesterday. In provisions there was better
showing of business, for b til cash
and fgture delivery traders took hold
with more freedom and as break of 20c in
lQc IN same future; for lard market received
more than ordinary attention. These breaks,
! local manipulation and increased outside sell
ing, were subsequently recovered to some eN
tent. Based on yes.er@ avs fnaI prices lard
closed only 10 and september short ribs nc
Jaouarv pOTk closing ut Sl2 12tz January lard
| at s. 20; January short ribs at s. ~. Cash
product was IN better d. mand.
Leading future closed as follows
Wheat-AuSust, IS &c; Setember GO october.
i &c; December. "A &C. COrn-August, 4lc;
September, 4l'4c; October, 424c; May, 461lc.
Mess DO k PEI tb' september, SIC 80; new.
SD SO; year, So IS; January, SIP ~. Lrd-
August. 81 5!5a; September, s. IS pe!o0er,
s. to; January, s. -. ShoTtribs, = s1is; sen
TENDER, 8 90; . tober, s. 81 January s. So.
Cash quotatOns were: rlouG-Qulet and un
ChangeJ No. cd wheat, 10. -. 10. corn
4O7,". Mess pork, per bJl, So 90. Lard per
100 lbs, - -. SAoIt ribs sides looee, s. >.
NEW YORK. Aug. 9-Flour more active IN
good psrt; e3por! prices in buyers fewer; SUI
peTlne whestern snd tta-e 8 6065 p; conn on
TO choice White wheat, western eX 'ra 81 ii6i 81
fancy white wheat. western, 81 65G4 no: com
mon TO good extra ohio s. 2jd4 80; CUmmon to
chico extra ST LOUIS s. l5dt 80; patent Mime
sofa extra good TO prime = Z. a. %;
choice ID double extra - 6Od
l4S5. Wheat SPOT lots "a &C
mixer with faiE export bust. ess open.
ing weak. but sooA ruled stronger ard Il J.
vsnced J. >. leaving OF firm; spec1la;ions
moderate. spot Ne. red 1875 Csc ele
81 &C delivered. No. 2red. August 7Jd791.o
closed 79'.c; september 7Pss 6sU- c, Glazed
s0'sc; October 3 Il II TO-, closed ol5si:
May - = QSL-,C. closed SIC; December So. q
s4ci.. close Il January s5as5'.c, closed
S5asc COrn-srot lots 2lGli.c higher. but
quiet option opened g sha1e dows later reacted
lGl'sC Cl sing tlrm; spois iSHG4s.c elevator;
4S1a Gi9; delivered August nou insl at A. - !,
September 4.tsc, oslng at IS &C; . tober 49,
G5O}4c. closing at 501sc; Jvember 0i.o, clos
Options lower and moderately active sales
So $50 bags; september ST 00Gl7 %: October
sl7 icG II s.; November 81 lOGi7 10 December
$, l5aI7 40 January 81 SAL 40; February